The American car market in August rose by 6%

The American car market by the end of August rose by 6% to $ 1 million 586 000 374 passenger cars and SUVs. According to Automotive News, the result of last month surpassed analysts' expectations thanks to strong sales before the celebration of Labor Day, as well as continued growth in demand for pickup trucks, SUVs and crossovers. Seasonally adjusted annual rate of sales, calculated from the results of last month, up 17.5 million. Vehicles exceeded 17 million mark for the first time since July 2006. In the first eight months of 2014 the American car market grew by 5% to 11 million 191 thousand 068 cars.